My husband, please respect yourself. The princess is here to grab the bride.

Of course Bai Shaoqiu did not sit in the upper seat.

He also stood up and bowed again, showing great respect:

"Master Si, you are embarrassing this kid!"

"This poem was made possible because of the pear tree in the courtyard, and even more so because of your pear tree, three feet of snow-white pearls, which is before me, Mr. Si!"

"Speaking of state of mind... Mr. Si invited me here, so he must know a lot about me."

"To be honest with you, Master Si, I've become indifferent to life after so many years of melancholy. Now I've finally been freed, but not completely."

Princess Changying, who was standing opposite Bai Shaoqiu, kept her eyes on Bai Shaoqiu's face.

She felt more and more guilty.

This is her husband!

But she left without saying goodbye just because she heard so many bad things about him... on their wedding day.

I thought I had read a lot of books under the teacher's side over the years and was no longer a vulgar person, but I had never seen him in person, let alone personally verified it, so I wronged him...

How melancholy must he have felt that night when he was alone in the empty room?

He must have been desperate that night!

Entering the princess's residence as a son-in-law, accompanied by a lonely lamp in the long night, he must have thought a lot!

Dongfang Changying lowered his head silently, relit the stove, and brewed another pot of good tea.

I thought to myself that I was really sorry for him!

And he probably also has a deep resentment towards himself.

After all, she is his wife and his only support in the Princess's Mansion!

But he just left.

Perhaps it was out of such melancholy that he went to the library of Shangling Academy, hoping to find solace for his lonely and proud spirit in books!

Since he said he was not completely free...it would not be so easy to forgive myself.

If I reveal my identity now, he might be unhappy.

He is not a fool,

Not even trash!

He is a scholar with extremely strong self-esteem!

If I reveal my identity now, he will see that I judge people by appearance and talent, and he might think I am too vulgar!

what can we do about it?

Then start from the beginning!

Don't treat him as your son-in-law!

Let’s treat today as our first meeting, and have a romantic chat with him in this season when pear blossoms are in full bloom!

After all, a girl's heart longs for a romantic love.

After all, I don't want there to be an irreparable gap between the two of us.

Bai Shaoqiu has been able to pretend to be stupid for more than ten years, so I will pretend to be lazy and get along with him until I get his true love!

Dongfang Changying made this decision and finally let it go, and the big eyes on her pretty face bloomed with anticipation again.

She decided to start over, so she happily made tea, and heard the voice of the old scholar Si:

"Then let's not be so pretentious. Mr. Bai, please take a seat!"

"Why... haven't you been able to completely free yourself?"

Bai Shaoqiu sat down, shook his head and sighed. Dongfang Changying thought he would talk about the prince's son-in-law, and she was a little nervous, so her eyes fell on Bai Shaoqiu's handsome face again.

"I think Mr. Si knows that my Bai family originally ran a bookstore. It was because of me that my parents left and I squandered everything in the Bai Mansion..."

At this time, Mr. Si interrupted Bai Shaoqiu. He also looked at Bai Shaoqiu and asked in confusion:

"Mr. Bai, you have great talent, so why don't you let your parents know? Why do you want everyone to think you're a loser?"

Bai Shaoqiu touched his nose and smiled awkwardly:

"Mr. Si can be understood as... rebellion!"

"Rebellious?"

"Well, what I was thinking at the time was... my parents wanted me to be successful, but I just wasn't!"

"Not only am I a failure, I'm also going to squander all my wealth and leave them in despair..."

"Now I know that was definitely wrong, but at the time, I was proud of it. I felt I could challenge my parents, that I had an unruly heart and didn't follow the ordinary path."

"This is rebellion, and also the frivolity of youth."

"Oh……"

Mr. Si nodded slightly, thinking he understood:

"That's why there's this saying: a prodigal son who returns is worth more than gold..."

He turned his head to look at Dongfang Changying and said meaningfully, "Lazy, Mr. Bai has turned back!"

Dongfang Changying's face flushed slightly again, "Yeah, very good!"

"...What's good?"

Dongfang Changying pursed her lips, and said shyly, "Little girl, your attitude is very clear."

"He, he's doing fine now!"

Since he thought he was doing well now, Mr. Si thought that Dongfang Changying should reveal his identity, but this disciple did not... What does this mean?

Dongfang Changying didn't take the initiative to point it out, so Elder Si thought that this disciple wanted to continue observing her husband.

Right,

We cannot make a decision easily based on this couplet or poem.

We need to observe more, well, at least until after the Zhuxi Literary Gathering.

The Zhuxi Literary Society showed his talent, but now we need to see his character.

"Is it because Master Bai has come to his senses now and feels deeply guilty about his parents that he hasn't been able to completely free himself?"

Bai Shaoqiu nodded slightly, with a sad look in his eyes, which made Dongfang Changying's heart ache.

"I feel so ashamed of my parents!"

"I have wasted my best years of youth!"

"These days I've figured it out. I can't just live my life in a muddle, so I'm planning to reopen the bookstore."

When he said this, both Dongfang Changying and Si Laodaru were surprised.

Dongfang Changying's beautiful eyes lit up again. She took over the words and said happily:

"Opening a bookstore is a good idea. I support you...and my husband will support you too!"

What else can Mr. Si say?

He looked at Dongfang Changying and roughly understood what this disciple was thinking.

"Well, opening a bookstore might help revive the Bai family business. If it succeeds, your parents will definitely be pleased to know."

"It's just that I've been retired for many years. I do have some old friends in Kyoto, but you know the saying that people forget when they leave. I can write a letter to them, but I can't guarantee that they will hand over their poems and articles to you. Do you understand what I mean?"

Bai Shaoqiu grinned:

"I understand, kid. However, for the time being, there's no need to bother Mr. Si with his connections in Kyoto to open a bookstore."

"That's right. To be honest, Mr. Si, because of my status as a son-in-law, the new bookstore can't be called Bai's Bookstore. It should be called Sanwei Bookstore."

"I've started writing the first book for Sanwei Bookstore myself. It's going to be a long chapter novel... The idea is already complete, and the first chapter is already written. I just came here in a hurry and couldn't bring it to Mr. Si for his approval."

"Wait for me to write a few more times!"

"If Mr. Si approves of this book after reading it, I will shamelessly ask him to write a preface for it."

Seeing Si Lao's surprised look, Bai Shaoqiu leaned over and said:

"Kid, you know the rules. You'll get a commission!"

"The other kid has something to ask of you!"

"……you say!"

Bai Shaoqiu said mysteriously and seriously:

"As for writing a book, you know, I know, and she knows!"

"Please ask Mr. Si and this young lady to keep this secret. It must not reach the ears of the palace!"

"I can't let my wife know!"